existentialism

existentialism
noun

[mass noun]a philosophical theory or approach which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will
存在主义；生存主义
Generally taken to originate with Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, existentialism tends to be atheistic, to disparage scientific knowledge, and to deny the existence of objective values, stressing instead the reality and significance of human freedom and experience. The approach was developed chiefly in 20th-century Europe, notably by Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and Simone de Beauvoir

派生
existentialist
( & )
noun& adjective
语源

translating Danish existents-forhold 'condition of existence' (frequently used by Kierkegaard), from existential